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I'm have been using LED tape from China primarily for Cove lighting [ http://www.hankselectric.net/LEDCoveExample.aspx ] and undercabinet in Warm and Cool White (~5500K a little blue). If there is enough interest I could get some blue, green or Red, Also I stock the RGB type and you could simply light up any color individually or buy a simple controller to fade through all colors..... I also have some small transformers at 30watts 12vdc that would power up to 20' of tape.

I can sell the tape at around $7.50p/ft for colors or $11.16 p/ft for RGB (white or warm white are $9.45p/ft)

Please contact me [ paul@hankselectric.net ] directly if there is enough interest, perhaps I could get the price down a little further.

I threw one 12" cold cathode light behind my TV. I was debating whether to go with LEDs or a CCFL, but i paid 7 bucks for these CCFLs so it was a no brainer. It's alot brighter than the camera captures, but it's just the right amount of light. If i put the other 12"tube on, it's too much. What do you guys think?

I have mine setup with a custom controller (its mentioned earlier in the thread) that allows me to turn it off via IR or switch it to white. Basically, I've set the controller up to allow programmable scenes. Out of the box, I don't know how to do it with the Cyron because their controller is very basic. Some people have inquired about whether I'll make them available. The answer is probably yes, but I need to gauge the demand. BTW, 45 and 30 are great prices. I paid $50 each for a couple of sets.

Check out my site at www.elkhashab.com for some pictures and video of it working. (video doesn't work in IE though, I have no idea why).

Well, most people found them near the automotive tools and the like. I found mine near the picture frames. Your best bet is to go up in this thread and use the item number to call your Costco. Note that the Costco numbers with a * next to them denote discounted or more commonly discontinued or limited items.

Not out of the box that I have seen. The controller that I will build given enough interest does support remotes though. If you look here, you can see my prototype working. It is fully controlled by IR remote. The video is done all by remote.

This product seems really cool... Would love to use it to replace regular lights... Not just as cove light... Seems to be be very energy efficient.... One problem is the color ... I know they have overlays, however, that means you are stuck with one color... Question would be, does that really matter.... Let me know if you push forward with this.... Would love to get insights...

Hi, I am willing to respin the design again in a "finished product". Most people want completely assembled things, so I'll have to see what I can do (given my available time, etc).

Here is my proposal: I develop and provide a new box/enclosure that has all the electronics and software inside. You take your cyron lights and plug them into the connectors on the board. Then you use your harmony or other IR remote to control it. In my current implementation, I have the entire assembly behind the panel. In order for that to work, I use a very sensitive IR receiver that seems to pick up the signal no matter where I point the remote. I currently use the supply cyron power supply, but I have other ones that I think are better (smaller). Does this have a level of interest? I am already setup to product and sell/ship things, so it is really just designing it and having them assembled.

Questions to all:

What do you want it to do? Right now, you can setup a couple of color "presets", change the colors by dialing them in, bright / dim, all or each channel, etc.

Wired IR input

Unlike the cyron remote, mine DOES NOT respond to sound. Is this a show stopper for you?

It would be the same form factor as my existing ps3toothfairy device.

Responding to this thread would be the best way to get community input.

I haven't seen the Sima one firsthand. IIRC, it looked like it had discrete clusters of colored LEDs, rather than continuous line like the Cyron. I know nothing about the 3rd one. I did demo the stock LEDs and controller recently. The response was overly positive.

No, the EL is like the little indiglo nightlights you see around. A continuous sheet that sort of "glows". The tape is a continuous with little discrete LEDs spaced every so often. It usually has a sticky backing so you unpeel it and stick the tape on contours. Then apply power and the LEDs illuminate. Search for Ribbon Flex LED or LED tape to get an idea of what the tape is like.

My local Costco (Lenexa, KS) has about 50 of the Cyron light kits (well, 48 now ).

I go in there at least once a week to eat lunch, and I always browse around, including looking at the price for these. They have been sitting at $49.97 with the little asterisk on the price card for months, and it always looks like they have just as many as they had the last time I was there (i.e., they are not selling).

Today, I noticed the price was $29.97. I bought two - one for me, and one for my neighbor.

Are any of these LED bars (looking at the Ikea or Costco ones) dimmable? I want to put them in my entertainment center, but I don't want them as bright as they are in the pictures people have posted. If these aren't, does anyone know if the cathode tubes for use in computers are?

Are any of these LED bars (looking at the Ikea or Costco ones) dimmable? I want to put them in my entertainment center, but I don't want them as bright as they are in the pictures people have posted. If these aren't, does anyone know if the cathode tubes for use in computers are?

The Cyrons out of the box are not dimmable* and most CFL power supplies do not have dimming either. The Cyron's can kind of be dimmed. As it cycles through its colors, you can stop it on a color you like. For instance, as it amps up the blue, you could stop it and leave it there. However, it does not do that for mixed colors. The controller that I showed earlier does have that ability though (and in fact was the main reason I designed it).

Are any of these LED bars (looking at the Ikea or Costco ones) dimmable? I want to put them in my entertainment center, but I don't want them as bright as they are in the pictures people have posted. If these aren't, does anyone know if the cathode tubes for use in computers are?

They aren't dimmable, per se, but you can get a dimming effect by rotating the lights so they shine more toward the back of the TV than the wall.